MARS v. HANBERRY

No. 83-1255.

752 F.2d 254 (1985)

Joseph Herbert MARS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jack A. HANBERRY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided January 18, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan Golden, Grand Rapids, Mich., for plaintiff-appellant.

Marc L. Goldman, Asst. U.S. Atty., Flint, Mich., Leonard R. Gilman, U.S. Atty., Janice Mann, (argued), Detroit, Mich., for defendant-appellee.

Before MARTIN and CONTIE, Circuit Judges, and CELEBREZZE, Senior Circuit Judge.


CONTIE, Circuit Judge.

Joseph Herbert Mars appeals the district court's dismissal of his pro se complaint alleging negligent treatment by federal prison officials due to Mars' failure to provide a short and plain statement of his claim and the basis of jurisdiction pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 8(a). Mars contends that dismissal was improper and that the district court erred in denying Mars' request for appointment of counsel pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d...

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